The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-03

FOUR MEN SHOT BY NEGROES IN
TERRE BONNIE PARISH.

They Were Ambushed by the Strikers
"A Company of Cavalry and Other
Military in Readiness for Further
Trouble-Many of the Strikers Else
where Surrendering.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. "A dispatch to
merchants here from Lascasagne, of Tiger
Vile La, says: "The strikers shot four of
my laborers this morning from an ambush.
have telegraphed the Governor for troops.
Please see that they get off at once Messrs.
Black, the recipients of the message, at once
informed Gen. Glynn and Col. Meyer, and
Col. Richardson, of the Washington Artil
lery, of the tenor of the dispatch, and the
officers are awaiting the action of the Gov
ernor through the Adjutaut Gen
eral by whom the necessary
orders will be given. The sugar
plantation of Lascasagne tGreenwood)
is in the parish of Terre Ronne on Bayou
Black, eight miles from Tigerville, and be-
tween that point and Houma Prior to
Friday last there were employed on the
Greenwood plantation about sixty laborers,
twenty-five being whito and the remainder
colored. On Friday the latter all struck for
higher wages, but all the white hands re-
mained and continued aG work, Mr.. Las
casagne at once made arrangements for
filling up the number OF laborers required
upon his plantation by engaging white men
in this city, and yesterday forty-fve were
sent there, but whether the four men am
pushed and shot this morning were among
the number, or were of those remaining
upon the plantation, the telegram does not
state.
A special to the Times Democrat from
Tigerville says regarding the shooting on
the Greenwood plantation that new laborers
we're brought there yesterday. The strikers
shot at them as they were going out TO work,
and again fired on them this morning. No
one was killed, but several persons were
slightly hurt All is quiet on this line, as no
men left and no work is being done. Troops
are expected there.
ALL QUIET IN IBERIA
A special to the Picopine from New
Iberia says: THE news from the sugar
plantations below here shows that every
thing is quiet, but that work is suspended,
or nearly so. A large number of idle ne
groes collected in all public places to-day.
Many of them are willing to work, but are
intimidated by the strikers. Capt. Cades' conf
pany of cavalry will remain in that section
until order is restored The strikers have
been told to decide whether to work, or va
cate their cabins and make room for other
laborers."
special tc the PicdVusle from st. Mar
uinsville SAYS: Ten laborers in the cotton
seed oil mill here struck to-day because the
proprietors of the works refused to dis
charge two of the head pressmen, who are
not Knights of Labor. The places of the
strikers were at once filed by white labor
ers. A committee called on the sugar plant
ers yesterday and satisfactory arrange
mentS were made, so that no strike was
ordered at the sugar houses in this parish.
ORDERED TO LEAVE.
The Times Democrats Jeanette special
says: "The striking laborers on the ad jacent
plantations have been ordered to leave.
They will he elected by force tomorrow if
the orders have not been obeyed. The
strikers on two plantations resumed work
to-day"
The Times Democrats Thiobodeaux special
says: SIN this parish the situation
ported. In reponse to summons
to return to work or quit their
places the strikers have, as rule, adopted
the latter alternative, and are either flock
ing into town, where many of them arrived
to-day, or are packing up and making ac-
tive preparations to leave. Affidavits were,
however, sworn ont against some twenty
men, who refused to adopt either alterna-
tive. Twelve of these were arrested, includ-
ing two white men, but all were bailed. 1t
was reported this morning that serious
trouble had occurred in Terre Bonne parish,
and that Capt. Avery's company, from New
Iberia, had been ordered home III conse-
quence. The laborers brought from New
Orleans to fill the places Of the strikers on
the Greenwood plantations, were fired upon
while at work, and two of them were
wounded
DANGER AT RACELAND
Advices from Raceland, La, report that
the strikers in that section are turbulent
and threatening and the citizens have
asked for protection. Judge Beattie has
ordered the Sheriff to leave with posse for
that point.
A special to the PicdVtlle from Morgan
City, La. says: Everything is quiet
The planters still refuse to yield to the de-
mands of the strikers. There is dissatisfac-
ton among the leading knights here and
also in Pattersonville. Developments are
looked for Thursday but there have been as
yet no reports of trouble. The weather is
very pleasant
A special to the PicoyuHe from Franklin
says: 'All work has stopped on the planta-
tions in st. Mary's parish, from Centrevile
to Berwick, a distance of twenty miles. All
the strikers have been ordered to leave the
plantations, or resume work. Information
from the upper portion of the parish is to
the effect that all the plantation hands are
at work i'll full force. No violence has been